Practice mode Market

If a rise in the price of blue jeans increases the demand for tennis shoes, how are the two goods related?

Correct answer A. Substitutes

Explanation

When dearer jeans lead consumers to spend more on tennis shoes instead, the goods are substitutes: a rise in one price increases demand for the other, a positive cross-price elasticity.

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